Nursing personal in care of stroke

Chronic illness among residents of nursing and personal care homes.

Statistics on number of chronic conditions and impairments, mobility status, time interval since resident last saw doctor, length of stay, primary type of service, nurse or nurse's aide on duty, supervisory nurse, and level of patient care in nursing and personal care homes Based on data collected from insti­ tutions during the period May-June 1964. COOPERATlONOFTHEBUREAUOFTHECENSUS Under the l...

Reducing nursing home use through consumer-directed personal care services.

CONTEXT Personal care services (PCS) are intended to enable beneficiaries with physical or cognitive impairments to live safely at home rather than in nursing facilities. The quality and flexibility of these services, typically provided by home care agencies, may not be sufficient to allow some beneficiaries to continue living at home. OBJECTIVE We sought to test whether consumer direction of...

Consistency and Adjustment of Funding for Nursing and Personal Care in Residential Aged Care Facilities

Reflective Practice in Nursing Care

Introduction: Reflective practice is a generic term for intellectual and affective activities that create new understanding and appreciation of experiences. Various studies have emphasized on the benefits of reflection in nursing. This article reviewed benefits and barriers of reflective practice in nursing. Methods: In this review article, library references, some scientific databases (Elsevi...

Outcome of patients with stroke admitted in stroke care unit and Neurologic

Introduction: Admission of patients with severe National Institutes of health stroke scale (NIHSS Score>16) or moderate (NIHSS 8 through 16) acute stroks is different. Taking care of stroke patients admitted in stroke unit care (SCU) is costly. In comparison with admission in general neurology ward, we assessed the outcome of such patients based on stroke care unit (SCU) versus general neurol...